Visitors first arrived at Atlantic City in 1854, welcomed by small boarding houses perched along the beach. As crowds quickly increased, the boarding houses transformed into lavish hotels, the largest of which was the Traymore. In 1898 owner Daniel White expanded his former boarding house to an astounding 450-room resort, the largest in Atlantic City. Guests flocked to the Traymore and its rival the Marlborough-Blenheim, run by White's own cousin, Josiah White III. The Traymore's heyday ended as the numbers of visitors diminished; it was eventually abandoned, and in 1972 it was demolished.
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